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| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | WBEZ | Belmont Cragin restaurant owners say business ticking up — but not back to pre-immigration enforcement levels | https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2025/12/05/belmont-cragin-restaurants-chicago-immigration-enforcement-chicago-food | The lunch hour at [ _Minna’s Restaurant_ ][1] last week hummed with activity. Families packed into booths, men lining the long counter bolted down tacos while their impatient phones beeped at their sides. Stacks of to-go orders formed little towers on the back counter. “At least I got some rest … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | NBC Local | More snow in Chicago this weekend, with ‘regular chances' for snow and slick roads into next week | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/more-snow-in-chicago-this-weekend-with-regular-chances-for-snow-and-slick-roads-into-next-week/3859016/ | Chicago's snowy start to December was expected to continue this weekend, starting late Friday night, the [ NBC 5 Storm Team ][1] said. And while accumulations are possible, it doesn't mean another major snowstorm is coming. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][2] WATCH HERE … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Subzero wind chills, fog, and a chance for icy drizzle | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-subzero-wind-chills-fog-chance-icy-drizzle | #### The Brief * * Wind chills below zero and pockets of morning fog kick off another bitter cold day in Chicago. * Highs will reach the upper 20s, with patchy snow and freezing drizzle possible tonight. * A weekend system could bring 1-2 inches of snow, with more chances … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: AFL-CIO formed | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/05/today-in-history-afl-cio-formed/ | Today is Friday, Dec. 5, the 339th day of 2025. There are 26 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 5, 1955, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO under its first president, George Meany. Also on this … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Sister JoAnn Persch, a nun once arrested during her years of service to immigrants, dies at 91 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/05/sister-joann-persch-a-nun-once-arrested-during-her-years-of-service-to-immigrants-dies-at-91/ | Sister JoAnn Persch was a nun who spent 18 years serving and praying with Chicago-area immigrants and refugees detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at the Broadview processing facility, as part of a lifetime devoted to serving the less fortunate. “She wanted to respond to the suffering … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | A snowy, cold start to winter follows a very warm fall. How are Illinois seasons changing? | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/05/illinois-warm-fall-snowy-winter-climate-change/ | In Chicago, fall is the second fastest-warming season after winter, and outliers, like this week's cold, don't lessen the impact of climate change, experts say. Already have an account [ Log In ][1] New Year Sale ### Standard Digital $1 for 1 year [ Get this offer ][2] [ ][3] … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Loop tower that replaced historic Chicago Stock Exchange Building wins preliminary landmark status | https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2025/12/05/loop-lasalle-tower-historic-chicago-stock-exchange-building-preliminary-landmark | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][78] * [ Facebook ][79] * [ Bluesky ][80] * [ Email ][81] * [ Reddit ][82] * [ Flipboard ][83] A city panel unanimously approved preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St., the 44-story skyscraper for which architects … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago's 20-year development plan for Downtown calls for more nightlife, housing and greenery | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/12/05/chicago-central-area-plan-2045-downtown-nightlife-housing-greenery | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][65] * [ Facebook ][66] * [ Bluesky ][67] * [ Email ][68] * [ Reddit ][69] * [ Flipboard ][70] In 2003, the city of Chicago predicted more than 140,000 people would live in its central area by 2020, … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Agency was created to help immigrants. Now, it's being turned against them. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/05/homeland-defenders-citizenship-immigration-services-uscis-ice-border-patrol-midway-blitz | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][52] * [ Facebook ][53] * [ Bluesky ][54] * [ Email ][55] * [ Reddit ][56] * [ Flipboard ][57] Enrique Espinoza has an unusual perspective for an immigration lawyer, having moved from Mexico nearly two decades ago and … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | A Cook County drug court program is helping non-violent offenders overcome substance use | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12/05/cook-county-drug-court-helps-offenders-overcome-substance-use | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][43] * [ Facebook ][44] * [ Bluesky ][45] * [ Email ][46] * [ Reddit ][47] * [ Flipboard ][48] Robert Payne lost his brother at a young age. The 66-year-old said he “tried to use drugs and everything … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Here comes Krampus: How the half-goat, half-demon became a cultural phenomenon | https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-culture/2025/12/05/here-comes-krampus-how-the-half-goat-half-demon-became-a-cultural-phenomenon | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][20] * [ Facebook ][21] * [ Bluesky ][22] * [ Email ][23] * [ Reddit ][24] * [ Flipboard ][25] It’s beginning to look a lot like Krampus around Chicago. If you haven’t met the mythical holiday figure yet, … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Belmont Cragin restaurant owners say business ticking up — but not back to pre-immigration enforcement levels | https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2025/12/05/belmont-cragin-restaurants-chicago-immigration-enforcement-chicago-food | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The lunch hour at [ _Minna’s Restaurant_ ][7] last week hummed with activity. Families packed into booths, men lining … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Magazine | Portage Park | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/december-2025/an-artistic-directors-guide-to-portage-park/ | ![Anthony Moseley][1] Moseley Photograph: Ryan Brandoff ## Fantasy Costumes “As a theater guy, I love this place. I’ve gone here when Collaboraction has needed something in a pinch that’s strange and over the top. They have things you could never fathom or find online.” _4065 N. Milwaukee Ave._ ## Perkolator … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | CBS Local | 10 injured after fire breaks out at apartment building in West Humboldt Park | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/west-humboldt-park-apartment-building-fire/ | Ten residents were hospitalized after a fire broke out at a West Humboldt Park apartment building overnight. The Chicago Fire Department said the fire started in the basement of the two- story building on Karlov Avenue just off North Avenue and quickly spread. Residents were forced to evacuate into the … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | ABC Local | 10 hospitalized after fire in West Humboldt Park apartment building, CFD says | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-fire-department-10-hospitalized-west-humboldt-park-apartment-building-karlov-avenue/18253145/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ten people were hospitalized after a fire in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood Friday, the Chicago Fire Department said. The flames and smoke filled the apartment building in the 1500-block of North Karlov Avenue. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] … |
| View Article | 2 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Friday, December 05, 2025 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2025/12/05/horoscopes-today-friday-december-05-2025 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][14] * [ Facebook ][15] * [ Bluesky ][16] * [ Email ][17] * [ Reddit ][18] * [ Flipboard ][19] ## Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. After … |
| View Article | 2 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Blackhawks' top-five penalty kill delivers again in win over Kings | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2025/12/05/blackhawks-kings-penalty-kill-ilya-mikheyev-wyatt-kaiser | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] LOS ANGELES — In most ways, the [ Blackhawks ][7] are punching above their weight talent-wise this season. They … |
| View Article | 12:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Woman injured, dog killed after SUV strikes pedestrian in Lake Forest: officials | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/woman-injured-dog-killed-after-suv-strikes-pedestrian-lake-forest-officials | #### The Brief * * A woman walking her dog in Lake Forest was struck by a small SUV around 12:30 p.m. at Green Bay Road and Old Elm Road. * The woman sustained minor injuries and was taken to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital; her dog did not survive. * … |
| View Article | 12:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Harvey residents and officials try to piece together city finances in midst of fiscal crisis | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/harvey-officials-piece-together-city-finances/ | Harvey residents gathered at a Thursday discussion event hosted by Alds. Colby Chapman and Tracy Key and City Treasurer Aisha Pickett to try to understand the city’s [ opaque finances ][1] . Pickett was elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023. She said throughout her time as treasurer, she has … |
| View Article | 12:01 a.m. | December 5, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man facing kidnapping, armed robbery charges after spree in North Lawndale | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/12/04/man-facing-kidnapping-armed-robbery-charges-after-spree-in-north-lawndale | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A man faces six felony charges and is accused of being involved in a kidnapping and series of armed … |